Ok Craftgrrls, here's my dilemma.

I bought fabric intending to make a reversible bathrobe. I had shoulder width, arm length, and shoulder-hem lengths and just bought fabric based on a mental plan/pattern that was very simple/boxy - I've tried to draw it out here:Argh, well, I fail at getting this image uploaded. Sorry about that :( Basically it's ( Read more... )

We are going to NY to visit my sister and her family. These are some presents we are taking with us (and yes, they are all handmade).

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My daughter had a wrap circle skirt made for me when she was in Ghana, and I wear it a lot.  Even though I don't know much  of anything about sewing, after several hours of googling "wrap skirt" and "circle skirt"  I convinced myself to try making a copy of it. 
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Last fall, Target had the cutest dress on sale for $10. There was one left, and it was my size and we were to live happily ever after ( Read more... )

I’ve wanted a nice pair of retro high-waisted shorts for some time now. I found a pair while thrifting last night and decided to DIY! This tutorial also works well with other styles of denim shorts.

( Steps of the tutorial under here! )

Since there was in interest in how I made these:


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60 hours of work, 1,234 4" squares, 16,042 inches of seams sewn... They are completely lined (all white) and weight a TON (good thing the song is only 2 minutes long!). And I now know how to make a reversible 25-yard skirt!


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Hi all. I know it's been a while since I posted and shared any crafts, but I have a couple quick questions on a repair job that a co-worker asked me to do. It's a long, paisley cotton skirt that buttons down the front. She tried to fix a couple of places already and didn't do such a great job at it. It looks as though two or three of the buttons ( Read more... )

Hello! I'm new here, but my mom was telling me about this place, and how much she loves the community~ She's always showing me projects from here ( Read more... )

Hello, Mighty Crafters!

This question is probably silly, but I've never even tried to make anything more complicated than a simple skirt. But a few minutes ago I saw this picture


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